Blog

Subcontractors beware
Subcontractors beware! When signing a contract - What should subcontractors be wary of? There are a number of clauses or elements of a contract that subcontractors need to be specifically…

Why do we need a contract?
Builder in dispute with client over late payment LCCL was approached recently by a local builder who had taken on a project for a client who was known to him.…

“It’s not fit for purpose” is a phrase that Builders or people involved in construction hear, normally closely followed by the phrase – so I won’t be paying.
It was a phrase stemming from a statement: “fitness for use” coined by Quality guru Joseph Juran when determining a definition of quality. “Fit for purpose” also appears in the…

Certainty in Uncertain times?
Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security. John Allen Paulos Certainty is what we strive for in our contracts,…